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Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a CBS interview Sunday that he has no plans to step down.
Fauci says he won’t step down until COVID is in ‘rearview mirror’
The comments came as Fauci is approaching his 81st birthday.
Rural hospitals weigh keeping obstetric units when births decline
Many rural hospitals face a conundrum over whether to close their obstetric units.
The other question this debate hangs on: How few is too few births?
Florida adds 10,746 COVID cases, 363 deaths in past week
Florida's weekly coronavirus numbers.
Children ages 5 to 11 are driving new vaccinations. But just 44,000 kids got their first dose in their first full week of eligibility.
COVID-19 hot spots offer sign of what could be ahead for US
Graham Roark, 8, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years from Lurie Children's hospital registered nurse Virginia Scheffler at the Chicago hospital Nov. 5. First shots are averaging about 300,000 per day.
The pandemic is receding in Southern states but rising in the Mountain West and northern states.

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  1. New omicron variant of coronavirus stokes world fears, triggers travel bans
    Earlier today• Health
    People line up to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa. Scientists say it is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
  2. Stocks sink as new COVID variant spreads; Dow loses 905 points
    Yesterday• Business
    Specialist Meric Greenbaum works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday. Stocks are closing sharply lower on Wall Street Friday, after a coronavirus variant from South Africa appeared to be spreading across the globe and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa.
  3. How bad are COVID booster side effects? And answers to other vaccine booster questions.
    Yesterday• Health
    Yolanda Urso, 54, receives a booster shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Nov. 10 in Palm Harbor.
  5. World takes action as new COVID-19 variant emerges in Africa
    Yesterday• Health
    People wait to get vaccinated Friday at a shopping mall in Johannesburg, South Africa. Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session Friday to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa.
  6. Merck COVID pill effective, FDA says. Experts will review safety
    Yesterday• Health
    The United Kingdom has approved molnupiravir, an antiviral pill, to treat COVID-19 infections. Public health authorities in the United States are considering approving the drug, too.
  7. To fight loneliness, Tampa Bay seniors to give ‘cohousing’ a try
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Cynthia St. Lawrence holds her calico cat, Callie, last week at her home in Clearwater. St. Lawrence is 72 and has a robust group of friends. But she lives alone in a 55+ community, and wishes there were more opportunities for senior cohousing in the area.
  8. South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike
    Yesterday• Health
    A baby cries as her mother receives her Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19, in Diepsloot Township near Johannesburg on Oct. 21.
  9. PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them
    Yesterday• Health
    As families convene for the holidays, we expect a lot of unfamiliar words and ideas are going to be passed around the table, along with stuffing and rolls.
  10. Former Florida surgeon general heading to Brown University
    Nov. 24• Health
    Dr. Scott Rivkees, speaking during a COVID-19 news conference as Florida attorney general, is leaving the University of Florida for Brown University.
  11. Largo seniors need help affording a caretaker this holiday season
    Nov. 24• Life & Culture
    Gary Murphy, 60, and his wife, Sonja Serini, 64, at their Largo home on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Serini was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy four years ago, which has impaired her movement and speech.
  12. A winter COVID wave could come to Florida, but holiday precautions could help prevent one
    Nov. 24• Health
    Portrait of Pat and Chuck Vosburgh, who will be scaling down their usual Thanksgiving group to a lesser number due to a medical decision not to get a vaccine booster, at their home, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  13. Florida COVID vaccine rules make it easy for workers to opt out, experts say
    Nov. 22• Health
    On Thursday, state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo signed an emergency rule outlining a number of exemptions an employee can claim to avoid a workplace vaccine mandate.
  14. Judge denies Florida’s request to block US health care vaccination rule
    Nov. 22• Politics
    Patricia Wasseman, holds Hermina Levin's hands as nurse Eva Diaz administers the Pfizer vaccine at a Pompano Beach nursing facility last December. A new federal rule requires workers at nursing homes and other health care providers that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to receive at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 6 and be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4.
  15. Pinellas center for domestic violence survivors to open in October 2022
    Nov. 22• News
    A facility for CASA, Community Action Stops Abuse, in St. Petersburg.
  16. DeSantis calls on Florida Legislature to lower gas tax, citing inflation
    Nov. 22• Politics
    From left, State Attorney General Ashley Moody, House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson stand behind Gov. Ron DeSantis at a news conference last week. DeSantis said Monday he is asking the Legislature to temporarily lower the state gas tax.
  17. Florida adds 10,828 COVID cases, 384 deaths in past week
    Nov. 20• Health
    Florida's weekly coronavirus numbers.
  18. U.S. opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+
    Nov. 19• Health
    U.S. regulators have opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, letting them choose another dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
  19. Biden to have routine colonoscopy, transfer power to Harris
    Nov. 19• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden arrives Friday for a physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
  20. FDA authorizes COVID booster shots for all adults
    Nov. 19• Health
    A syringe of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared in September at a Reading Area Community College clinic in Pennsylvania. U.S. regulators have opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults.
  21. Florida man gets 6 month sentence for COVID relief fraud
    Nov. 18• Business
    A man sentenced in Miami on Wednesday falsely claimed that Will Curry Computers had annual gross revenues of $755,416, a cost of goods sold of $170,664, and 10 employees.
  22. Florida Legislature sends COVID-19 vaccine bills to Gov. DeSantis. Now what?
    Nov. 17• Politics
    Florida State Representatives participate in a special legislative session considering bills targeting COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida lawmakers on Monday began debating a package of bills to combat coronavirus vaccine mandates, continuing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' fight against virus rules.
  23. 92-year-old Brandon woman under guardianship to move to France
    Nov. 17• Life & Culture
    Christine Lagisquet, 92, at her home in Brandon on Aug. 9.
  24. Peppa Pig theme park in Central Florida will be autism-certified
    Nov. 17• Theme Parks
    The Peppa Pig Theme Park coming to Winter Haven in February is working with the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards to achieve the designation as a certified autism center.
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